to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances
middle guard; halfback (e.g. football); center forward (e.g. volleyball); centre forward
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
rational; logical; coherent
calm; composed; leisurely
handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
manners; behavior; behaviour
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (location); sum of money
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
deep inside; innermost place
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to cut corners; to be shoddy
bending; warping; flexibility; pliability
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to kick (at someone, something)
to scatter away; to vanish
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)
to acquire a position; to hold an appointment
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person